Pocket for corsets



L M. ANDREWS.

POCKET FOR CORSETS.

APPLlCM'lON FILED DEC. 10, 1919.

Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

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l-Hi Elmuewboz UNITED STATEi PATENT OFFICE.

L MAUDE ANDBE'WS, OF $EATTLE, WASHINGTON POCKET FOR CORSETS.

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Application filed December 10, 1919.

Y '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, L. MAUnn Annnnws, a citizen of the United States,residing Seattle, in the county of King and State of l Vashington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Pocket for Corsets ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a pocket for corsets, and my object is toprovide a separate article of manufacture and sale comprising aspecially constructed shield-shaped article ins de of fine and softtextile and rubbertreated materials, whereby a pocket may be produced ina corset by sewing this article upon the inner side of the breast of thecorset adjacent the upper frontedge there of where the wearer mayconveniently reach into the pocket. This article is also preferablyprovided with a pliable flap equipped with fastening means, and where aloose flounce is used at the upper edge of the corset, this flap isadapted to be sewed to the inner side of the flounce and fold over theupper edge and outer side of the corset where it will be concealedbeneath the flounce. The attachment of this article upon the inside of astill or close-fitting corset places it where it 1s adapted to be inconstant pressure engagement with the body, particularly when anyarticle oi value occupies the pocket, thereby keeping the ownerconstantly apprised by sense of touch of the safety of the contents ofthe pocket. Such pressure upon the pocket and its con tents alsoprevents loss in steeping or bending movements, the pressure under suchconditions being augmented. Further, my idea is to provide a pocketwhich will be entirely concealed by the corset itself, whereby thepocket will not bedisplayed nor the presence of any valuable article inthe pocket revealed when the outer garments are removed. Also, inrolling up the cor at when not in use, as in traveling in sle epingcars, the pocket will be wrapped within the folds and theft or loss ofany valuables prevented.

Q Predicated on this idea of locating the pocket within the inner breastside of the corset for the reasons given, I also find 1t desirable andessential to construct the article in a particular way and with certainmaterials whereby the pocket will exclude moisture but be still soft andpliable and Specification of Letters IPatent.

Patented Apr. 12, 1921. Serial No. 343,881.

not objectionable in use nor endued with sticky qualities, inside andoutside of the pocket, and especially between the wall of the corset andthe body of the wearer.

In the drawing accompanying this application, Figure l is a rearperspective view oi a corset with a portion broken away to disclose thepocket within the breast. Fig. 2 IS a front view of a corset embodyingmy invention, but except for the curved dotted lines the upper righthand corner of this figure there is nothing to denote that this corsetdiffers from an ordinary corset.

ig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the breast portion of a corsethaving a fiounce with my improved pocket shield stitched to the body andwith the flap of the shield stitched to the flounce.

Fig. e is a face view of the shield and flap showing a portion of theinner or front piece of woven fabric broken away to dis close therubber-coated face of the other ply or piece of woven fabricconstituting the two-ply body of the shield.

The invention comprises a shield-shaped article A made of separate pliesof finely woven cloth. The main body of this pocket member is cut intosubstantially crescent form and is built up of two plies of material, towit, a front or inner ply 2 of cloth and a rear or outer ply 3 of clothwhich is slightly heavier than ply 2 and rubber treated or supplied witha rubber facing or coating 4 on one side thereof. The rubbercoatedsurface l is placed contiguous with the front or inne ply 2 and as theexposed surfaces or sides of both plies 2 and 3 are composed of finelywoven cloth the rubberized surface 4 is completely inclosed andinvisible. The two plies 2 and 3 are permanently secured together inthis relation by a binding and reinforcing strip 5 folded over theircoinciding convex edges and stitched through both plies. The double ply7 portion of the shield terminates in an upper concave edge 6, and aseparate single ply 7 of finely woven cloth is stitched between the twobody plies to provide a flap (4 extending in the same plane as the mainbody pieces but adapted to be folded on the line of edge 6. F lap a isalso reinforced by a border binding strip 8 which may be an integralpart of and a continuation of binding strip 5, or a separate partstitched in place as shown. One or more clasp members 9 are also securedto flap a where reinforced by the binding piece 8.

Having an article formed and constructed as described, and following myoriginal conception, it is a comparatively simple proceeding to form apocket upon the inner side of the breast portion of a corset C by sewingthe double ply section along and through the binding strip 5 to the wallor body ofthe corset, the upper concave edge 76 being alined with theupper edge of the corset to permit the flap a to fold over and extenddown over the front of the corset. The flap may also be introducedbetween the flounce F and the upper edge of the corset "and sewed to theposterior face of the flounce, in this Way entirely concealing the flapand leaving no part visibleto indicate the presence of a pocket in thecorset. Clasp member 9 has a companion partlO fixed upon the corsetbehind the flounce to secure the flap and fiounce detachably upon thetacting with the rubberizedsurface Ply o is a finely-woven cloth and therubber or moisture-resisting adhesive material used on one side does notappear on the side exposed within the corset, and therefore, the

wearer is not inconvenienced by the presence of a viscous coating in thearticle.

Handling, packing and shipping of the pocket member A isalso madeentirely practicable and feasible by having the permanent ply of fabric2 covering the rubbercoated surface 4. When stitched within the corsetto form a pocket, member A conforms to the shape of the corset but iseasily expanded to admit any object, and. obviously, the object will besafely held by the pressure of the body, especially in a close or tightfitting corset.

.Vhat I claim is:

1. An article of manufacture comprising a fabric member adapted toprovide a pocket when stitched upon the inside of a corset, said memberhaving a flap at its upper edge adapted to extend outwardly anddownwardly over the upper edge of the corset.

2. Pin a'ticle of manufacture comprising a fabric member adapted toprovide a pocket when stitched upon the inside of a corset, said memberhaving a flap at its upper edge adapted to extend outwardly anddownwardly over the upper edge of the corset and means for detachablysecuring the free end of said flap to the outer face of the corset. V

3. A corset having a fiounce, and a fabric pocket member secured insideof said corset, said pocket member having a flap fixed to said fiounce,and means on said flap for detachably. securing said flap 'to the outerface of the corset. V

Signed at eattle, in the county of King, and State or" Vashington, this2 day of Dec,

1919. r V V L. MAUDE ANDREWS

